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Principal Software Engineer, Litera

B.S. in comp-sci, minor in math, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2003).

Married, two children; house in Pomfret, CT. I enjoy spending time with the family, running, skiing, reading, and building things -- physical and digital.

I have a patent: http://www.google.com/patents/US8719238

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An idiomatic phrase meaning that you are aware of a coming change based on minor signals you've observed over time
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Elide versus omit [closed]
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A noun that means "something that is notable or noteworthy"
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Is the comma usage proper in this sentence?
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A single word for "non-empty" or "not empty" [duplicate]
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Are idioms impervious to grammatical rules?
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